Rebeldes

The Rebeldes, also called the Mexican Revolutionaries, or Seditionistas were a revolutionist army that were founded in 1911 during the Mexican Revolution. They consisted of farmers who armed themselves to overthrow the corrupt government of Ignacio Sanchez, whose brutal generals such as Agustin Allende had committed atrocities against the Mexican populace. The United States-supported government was overthrown by the Rebels, who were aided by the German Empire from 1916 onwards, and the Americans supported certain factions during their infighting. With the reunification of Mexico in 1921, the Rebeldes were incorporated into the Mexican Army.

History
The Mexican Revolution of 1911 was a reaction to the empty promises of President Ignacio Sanchez, who overthrew the previous dicatorship a year before in a violent military coup. The first leader of the Mexican revolution was Francisco Madero, who was later joined by Abraham Reyes, Emiliano Zapata, Venustiano Carranza, Pancho Villa, and dozens of other rebellious landowners.

Sanchez's government drew its support from the United States and troops in loyalist regions such as the District of Ciudad Mexico, while the Rebeldes were based in rural areas such as Nuevo Paraiso and Nuevo Leon. They ambushed government trains, wagon convoys, and patrols, while the government in return gave rebel sympathizers a firing squad. The brutality of the government was covered up in America, where Sanchez was seen as a great and generous leader.

In late 1911 the Rebeldes finally captured the cities of El Presidio and Escalera from the Mexican government, weakening the Mexican Army's control on northern Mexico. The fall of Escalera cleared the road for the Rebeldes' march on Mexico City, and in the fierce fighting, the Mexican cavalry divisions defected due to offers of greater pay from Reyes. The betrayal caused the city to fall into Rebel hands, and the government was overthrown.

From then on, the Rebeldes split into many groups: Maderistas, Zapatistas, Carrancistas, Division del Norte, and Obregonistas. The rebel groups were supported by the United States at separate times, and from 1917 onwards, when the German Empire supported Pancho Villa's rebels, the Americans fought against Villa, from 1913 to 1916 their ally. In 1918, when Venustiano Carranza became the President, the battles ended, but the political intrigue ended in 1920 when Carranza was assassinated by Alvaro Obregon, who in turn became the President. The Rebeldes either disbanded or joined the new Mexican Army, as the great revolution ended.